More trouble for Tinubu as EFCC depends probe, asks CCB to provide asset declaration form

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has deepened the probing of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.

In this regard, the Commission has written to the Code of Conduct Bureau, demanding copies of Tinubu’s asset declaration.

The letter issued and signed by the then EFCC Lagos Zonal Head, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is now the Chairman of the Commission, was marked CR/3000/EFCC/LS/Vol4/322 and dated November 6, 2020.

According to reports, the probe into the Jagaban of Lagos begun last year following the removal of the former Chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

The letter partly reads, “In view of the above, you are kindly requested to furnish the Commission with the outstanding requested information of Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu.

“This request is made pursuant to Section 38(1) and (2) of the EFCC Act 2004.”

The EFCC Spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, could not be reached by newsmen to get his comment on the issue.

But, a senior EFCC official affirms that the letter was true and original and that it was part of the larger picture seeking to probe Asiwaju.

According to the official who asks to remain anonymous, he told the newsmen that the investigation was summoned after some petition was written against Tinubu, which the former EFCC boss, Magu failed to work on.

The source confirmed, “The letter is authentic. The EFCC is in receipt of several petitions against Tinubu, including one involving alleged fraud in Alpha Beta Consulting.”

Mr. Dapo Apara, a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting, had filed a written allegation to the EFCC, informing the Commission of the company’s tax evasion, which is being run by Tinubu and his contemporaries.

In his summon writ marked LD/7330GCMW/2020, Apara told the respondents to appear within 42 days or judgment may be passed in their absence.

Apara further instituted a lawsuit against Tinubu.

In his statement, Apara claimed that Tinubu was in charge of the company, which was receiving up to 10 percent of the taxes collected in the state.

According to the former MD, his journey into the discovery of the fraudulent activities perpetrated by Asiwaju began when he began looking into his finances and discovered a lot of un-accountable transfers, such as transfer of over N20bn to various companies.

He stated, “N550million payment to Ocean Trust Ltd vide payment instruction dated the 15/5/18 N850million payment to Ocean Trust Ltd vides payment instruction dated the 14/3/15.”

Apara also revealed that up to N960 million was spent on purchasing HITV’s 300,000,000 shares.

 

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